Post by blackcrowheart on Nov 27, 2006 15:14:40 GMT -5
Diabetes on the rise in young Native Americans
Fri Nov 10, 9:48 AM ET
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061110/hl_nm/diabetes_native_dc_1
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[A pair of young Native American dancers stand together during the
opening 'grand entry' to start the Oglala Nation Pow Wow and Rodeo in
Pine Ridge, South Dakota, August 4, 2006. From 1994 to 2004, the rate of
diagnosed diabetes among American Indians and Alaska Natives younger
than 35 years of age increased from 8.5 to 17.1 cases per 1000
population, according to findings released Thursday. (Jonathan
Ernst/Reuters)]
<http://news.yahoo.com/photo/061110/photos_hl/2006_11_10t094024_450x299_\
us_diabetes_native> Reuters Photo:
<http://news.yahoo.com/photo/061110/photos_hl/2006_11_10t094024_450x299_\
us_diabetes_native> A pair of young Native American dancers stand
together during the opening 'grand entry' to...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - From 1994 to 2004, the rate of diagnosed
diabetes among American Indians and Alaska Natives younger than 35 years
of age increased from 8.5 to 17.1 cases per 1000 population, according
to findings released Thursday.
This trend is concerning, given the fact that diabetes has a greater
potential to cause harm with onset at an early age, according to the
authors of the article
The study, which was conducted by researchers from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, involved an analysis of patient data
collected by the Indian Health Service (IHS), which provides healthcare
to American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Roughly 60 percent of
the almost 3 million American Indians and Alaska Natives living in the
US reside in an area covered by the IHS.
At the start of the 10-year period, 6001 American Indians and Alaska
Natives younger than 35 years old had diabetes. By 2004, this number had
increased to 12,313, the investigators report in the CDC
<http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?p=CDC> 's publication,
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
The rate of diabetes increased with age, ranging from 2.2 cases per 1000
population in subjects younger than 15 years of age to 46.8 per 1000
population in subjects between 25 and 34 years of age.
Higher rates of diabetes were noted in females in all age groups in both
1994 and 2004. In 2004, the overall rate of diabetes was 20.2 and 13.7
cases per 1000 population in females and males, respectively. According
to the report, this gender gap may simply be the result of more
healthcare visits by females, particularly those related to pregnancy.
"This increase in diagnosed diabetes might be the result of increased
incidence of diabetes, increased screening for diabetes, or a
combination of both," the report indicates.
The findings underscore the importance of a proper diet and physical
activity for reducing diabetes risk.
Fri Nov 10, 9:48 AM ET
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061110/hl_nm/diabetes_native_dc_1
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061110/hl_nm/diabetes_native_dc_1>
[A pair of young Native American dancers stand together during the
opening 'grand entry' to start the Oglala Nation Pow Wow and Rodeo in
Pine Ridge, South Dakota, August 4, 2006. From 1994 to 2004, the rate of
diagnosed diabetes among American Indians and Alaska Natives younger
than 35 years of age increased from 8.5 to 17.1 cases per 1000
population, according to findings released Thursday. (Jonathan
Ernst/Reuters)]
<http://news.yahoo.com/photo/061110/photos_hl/2006_11_10t094024_450x299_\
us_diabetes_native> Reuters Photo:
<http://news.yahoo.com/photo/061110/photos_hl/2006_11_10t094024_450x299_\
us_diabetes_native> A pair of young Native American dancers stand
together during the opening 'grand entry' to...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - From 1994 to 2004, the rate of diagnosed
diabetes among American Indians and Alaska Natives younger than 35 years
of age increased from 8.5 to 17.1 cases per 1000 population, according
to findings released Thursday.
This trend is concerning, given the fact that diabetes has a greater
potential to cause harm with onset at an early age, according to the
authors of the article
The study, which was conducted by researchers from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, involved an analysis of patient data
collected by the Indian Health Service (IHS), which provides healthcare
to American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Roughly 60 percent of
the almost 3 million American Indians and Alaska Natives living in the
US reside in an area covered by the IHS.
At the start of the 10-year period, 6001 American Indians and Alaska
Natives younger than 35 years old had diabetes. By 2004, this number had
increased to 12,313, the investigators report in the CDC
<http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?p=CDC> 's publication,
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
The rate of diabetes increased with age, ranging from 2.2 cases per 1000
population in subjects younger than 15 years of age to 46.8 per 1000
population in subjects between 25 and 34 years of age.
Higher rates of diabetes were noted in females in all age groups in both
1994 and 2004. In 2004, the overall rate of diabetes was 20.2 and 13.7
cases per 1000 population in females and males, respectively. According
to the report, this gender gap may simply be the result of more
healthcare visits by females, particularly those related to pregnancy.
"This increase in diagnosed diabetes might be the result of increased
incidence of diabetes, increased screening for diabetes, or a
combination of both," the report indicates.
The findings underscore the importance of a proper diet and physical
activity for reducing diabetes risk.